Bourdain was named Food Writer of the Year in 2001. by Bon Appétit magazine for Kitchen Confidential.[39]

A Cook's Tour was named Food Book of the Year in 2002 by the British Guild of Food Writers.[40]

The Beirut episode of Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, which documented the experiences of Bourdain and his crew during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict, was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Programming in 2007.[13]

Bourdain's blog for the reality competition show Top Chef[10] was nominated for a Webby Award for best Blog – Culture / Personal in 2008.[11]

In 2008, Bourdain was inducted into the James Beard Foundation’s Who’s Who of Food and Beverage in America.

In 2009, Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations won a Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming.

In 2010, Anthony Bourdain was nominated for a Creative Arts Emmy for non-fiction writing.